Fundraiser Today For Family Of Slain Officer

Officer Jason Schneider died last month. (Baltimore County Police photo)

Friends, colleagues and area businesses are teaming up Sunday to help the family of a Baltimore County Police officer who was shot and killed in the line of duty last month.

A fundraiser is taking place Sunday at the Humidor Cigar Shoppe in Cockeysville to raise money for the memorial fund for Officer Jason Schneider.

He was a tactical officer who was shot and killed on the morning of August 28, while attempting to serve a warrant in Catonsville.

The event will take place in the parking lot of the cigar shop from 11 a.m. until 5 p.m. on Sunday.

The event will include a lunch, donated by Mission Barbecue.

It will also include a silent auction and raffle.

Detective Gene Korn, who is helping to organize the event, told WBAL News that more than $15,000 worth of items have been donated for the event.

"It's really been overwhelming," Korn told WBAL News.

"I was receiving calls on my cell phones from presidents of multi-million dollar companies with millions of dollars in contracts asking what they could do to help. It speaks to the lcoal business community, and what this meant to them, and what Jason's service meant to them."

A snow blower, signed Ravens and Orioles memorabilia, charter fishing trips and restaurant gift certificates are among the items up for bids.

Korn says that everything for the event has been donated, so all of the money raised will go to Schneider's family.

Korn also said Sunday's Ravens-Bills game will be broadcast on giant TV screens and on speakers in the parking lot.

The shop is located at 2 Sherwood Road in Catonsville.

Korn said admission is $10 for adults and $5 for police, first responders and teachers.